Michael Tönnies facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 December 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, West Germany | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 2017 (aged 57) | ||
| Height | 1.82 m | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1978–1981 | Schalke 04 | 7 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 24 | (5) |
| 1982–1985 | FC Bocholt | 64 | (46) |
| 1985–1987 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 45 | (31) |
| 1987–1992 | MSV Duisburg | 179 | (101) |
| 1992–1994 | Wuppertaler SV | 45 | (17) |
| Total | 364 | (200) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1978 | West Germany U-18 | 3 | (5) |
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Michael Tönnies (19 December 1959 – 26 January 2017) was a German professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Tönnies played in the (West) German top-flight for FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg and scored in 40 matches 13 goals.
Personal life and death
Tönnies was known as a chainsmoker and was diagnosed with lung damage in 2005 and had a lung transplant in April 2013. He died in January 2017, aged 57, of unknown causes.
Honours
- Scorer of the second fastest hat-trick in Bundesliga history: six minutes (10th, 11th and 15th minute, 27 August 1991 in a 6–2 win against the Karlsruher SC, he scored five goals overall in that game). The performance was beaten by Robert Lewandowski on 22 September 2015.
- Second Fußball-Bundesliga 1990–91 top scorer: 29 goals.
See also
In Spanish: Michael Tönnies para niños
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